FIU cruises past La. Tech

11:02 PM,
Apr. 11, 2014

Phil Maton took the loss for La. Tech on Friday night.

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RUSTON - Louisiana Tech held an early two-run lead against FIU in the series opener, but the Panthers responded by scoring seven unanswered runs from the third inning on for a 7-2 victory over the Bulldogs Friday night at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park.

Tech (9-22, 3-13 C-USA) put up two runs in the first two innings of play, but FIU (25-9, 9-7 C-USA) answered back in the third by scoring three runs on just one hit, while also taking advantage of a Bulldog error, for a 3-2 lead. The Panthers continued to tack on runs in the fifth, seventh and ninth innings to complete the victory and give the ...